Botnets
274 article(s)
🗓 18 Apr 2026 · 👤 TRUSTBREAKER
Cybercriminals are hijacking outdated TP-Link routers using a critical flaw and weak passwords, spreading Mirai malware to build powerful botnets. Find out how the attack works and how to defend your network.
🗓 18 Apr 2026 · 👤 KERNELWATCHER
Operation PowerOFF marks a turning point in the fight against DDoS-for-hire crime, dismantling service platforms, warning tens of thousands of users, and signaling a new era of global cyber enforcement.
🗓 18 Apr 2026 · 👤 TRUSTBREAKER
Europol’s Operation PowerOFF has shaken the DDoS-for-hire underworld, warning 75,000 suspects and seizing dozens of domains. Learn how international police are fighting back against the rising tide of cyberattacks.
🗓 17 Apr 2026 · 👤 KERNELWATCHER
A sweeping international operation has crippled 53 illegal DDoS-for-hire services, unmasking millions of cybercriminals and sending shockwaves through the digital black market.
🗓 16 Apr 2026 · 👤 TRUSTBREAKER
Operation PowerOFF, a coordinated international law enforcement action, has identified 75,000 DDoS-for-hire users and dismantled 53 illegal domains, signaling a new era in the fight against cybercrime.
🗓 16 Apr 2026 · 👤 KERNELWATCHER · 🌍 Middle-East
A routine update turned a widespread adware program into a powerful antivirus killer, putting nearly 24,000 systems at risk for cyberattacks. Discover how a single software update exposed governments, corporations, and individuals to unprecedented danger.
🗓 16 Apr 2026 · 👤 TRUSTBREAKER · 🌍 Europe
PowMix, a newly discovered botnet, is targeting Czech workers using randomized command-and-control traffic and clever phishing tactics. With its unpredictable behavior and advanced evasion methods, PowMix represents a new breed of stealthy malware campaigns.
🗓 16 Apr 2026 · 👤 KERNELWATCHER · 🌍 Europe
A Hunt.io investigation exposes over 1,250 C2 servers operating within Russian hosting providers, revealing how these platforms underpin major malware, botnet, and phishing campaigns worldwide.
🗓 16 Apr 2026 · 👤 TRUSTBREAKER · 🌍 Europe
More than 1,250 C2 servers have been mapped to 165 Russian hosting providers, exposing a vast, resilient infrastructure at the core of global cyber operations. Our feature unpacks how this network fuels malware, phishing, and botnet campaigns worldwide.
🗓 15 Apr 2026 · 👤 KERNELWATCHER
A global campaign abused digitally signed adware to silently disable antivirus software on thousands of machines—including those in government, healthcare, and utilities—leaving them wide open to further attacks.